Courses
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Contraception – Future Directions
Dr Foran will explore current trends, recent changes and upcoming developments in contraception. How to properly advise patients about long acting reversible contraception, new depot injections, new vaginal rings, new IUDs including..................
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Text Messaging Strategies for Suicide Prevention
Suicide is the leading cause of death and injury in younger people. There are several strategies that the GP can use to reduce the risk of suicide including a recent innovation that involves recruiting friends and family of a patient at risk to......
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Reducing the Risk of Food Allergy in Children – Latest Evidence and Guidelines
Learn about the risk factors for food allergy and prevailing theories for the cause, as well as landmark studies that have changed guidelines around the world including Australian guidelines (ASCIA) about early introduction of food allergens in.....
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Management of Mild to Moderate Fever in Children – An Update on Current Best Practice
Management of the febrile child is a common problem. This lecture will provide an update on the “best practice” approach to reduce fever, rational and safe use of antipyretics, practical hydration strategies, common sources of infection to examine...
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Functional Gut Disease in Infants – Colic, Constipation, Reflux
Functional gut disorders are very common in infancy. They are generally self-limiting and rarely represent an underlying pathological diagnosis. Nonetheless, they have a significant impact on parents/carers as well as being a common reason for.......
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Preventing Infectious Disease Outbreaks in Residential Aged Care
The COVID pandemic has demonstrated to us that the elderly in aged care institutions are particularly vulnerable to infectious disease outbreaks. Many of these diseases can be prevented with immunisations commonly available.